Fad
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Registered: 1st Feb 01
Location: Dartford Kent Drives: 330cd
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Corsa 1.3 CDTi
Serious pennies £30 to tax and I got a quote for under £200 fully comp on one!
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richc
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Registered: 24th Mar 07
Location: Ilkeston
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Or look at a vectra cdti. YOu can get 05 plates for like 4k. So what if they have done 80k. Motorway will be no problem. Should pound on for another 80
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Jay
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Registered: 26th Sep 04
Location: Liverpool
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My mondeo isnt bad, its only the 115 with 5 gears so not the best for motorway but the 130 with 6 gears is more suited. Can pick them up for next to nothing now, as i've just found out trying to sell mine 
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sand-eel
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Registered: 15th Mar 07
Location: carluke/braidwood--IRNBRULAND
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nova td
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dannymccann
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Registered: 9th Aug 06
Location: Doddington, Lincolnshire
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Look at the popular cars taxi drivers have, mix of comfort, mpg, other costs to run, plus cheap to buy, so anything in the astra / vectra classes, wouldnt like to think of the backache you woudl get from driving round in a car like a bluemotion on the motorway
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Jay
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Registered: 26th Sep 04
Location: Liverpool
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As Danny said... I used to do roughly 500 miles a week private hire taxi'ing in my Mondeo TDCi, have had a Vectra too and the Mondeo is much comfier, and a better drive, and better looking! Havent you got a 307 though? Probably similair mpg so...
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Andrew
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Registered: 5th May 04
Location: Skoda Octavia Estate, Ford Puma
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Aye, i have a 307 on a 57 plate with almost 28k on the clock.
It's shit though  And only doing 40 MPG.
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Ian W
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Registered: 8th Nov 03
Location: Wirral, Merseyside
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Unless you go diesel your not going to get much better than 40mpg IMO
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Nick-S
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Registered: 3rd Mar 04
Location: Leigh. Drives: RS Megane 230 F1 Team R26
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quote:
Originally posted by Kyle T
IIRC, Bluemotion was a 10gallon tank which = 37.854118litres
10 gallons in not 37 litters
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Jakey
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Registered: 4th Jun 07
Location: Sandbach
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Good eyes Nick Its about 45?
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Nick-S
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Registered: 3rd Mar 04
Location: Leigh. Drives: RS Megane 230 F1 Team R26
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yer about that.
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richc
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Registered: 24th Mar 07
Location: Ilkeston
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quote:
Originally posted by GSi_16v
quote:
Originally posted by Kyle T
IIRC, Bluemotion was a 10gallon tank which = 37.854118litres
10 gallons in not 37 litters
Damn yanks
Its no wonder then why he says he does 60 mpg all the time 
[Edited on 04-12-2008 by richc]
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Nick-S
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Registered: 3rd Mar 04
Location: Leigh. Drives: RS Megane 230 F1 Team R26
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Daveskater
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Registered: 29th Apr 08
Location: Oxford, UK Drives: Jap wagon
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quote:
Originally posted by dannymccann
Look at the popular cars taxi drivers have
99% of them have Avensis's here  They probably do a derv 
Numberwang!
Originally posted by AlunJ
I like you Dave, you are a man of men
Originally Whatapp'd by Neo
Dave's maybe capable of a drive-by cuddle
Look at my pictures
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deano87
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Registered: 21st Oct 06
Location: Bedfordshire Drives: Ford Fiesta
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Fiesta Zetec S 1.6 TDCi.
Nice looking, lovely seats, nice driving position, quite powerful, torque the same as the 2.0 ST, £35/tax on all models.
If you want a bigger car, the new shape Focus' with the 1.6TDCi are £35/tax also.
If they were cheaper, I'd say a 118d would be best. New ones are also £35 tax/year 
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davcohen
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Registered: 1st Nov 03
Location: North London
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I had the previous shape mondeo tdci130 and that would average 44mpg doing a fast enough speed with the A/C going, suprised the hell outta me at just how quiet and comfy it was on the motorway was literally a pleasure to be there
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richc
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Registered: 24th Mar 07
Location: Ilkeston
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quote:
Originally posted by davcohen
I had the previous shape mondeo tdci130 and that would average 44mpg doing a fast enough speed with the A/C going, suprised the hell outta me at just how quiet and comfy it was on the motorway was literally a pleasure to be there
about 90?
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Andrew
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Registered: 5th May 04
Location: Skoda Octavia Estate, Ford Puma
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tbf, i try to stick between 60 and 80 these days. Too many accidents!
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deano87
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Registered: 21st Oct 06
Location: Bedfordshire Drives: Ford Fiesta
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quote:
Originally posted by Andrew
tbf, i try to stick between 60 and 80 these days. Too many accidents!
Any TDCi Fiesta or Focus will be stupidly cheap at those speeds.
A mate at work has just bought a new shape but non facelift, 1.6TDCi Titanium Focus, which has half leather, Sony factory stereo, loads of heated bits for about £7k iirc.
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